OCEAN CITY – Expect a mix of holiday cheer and traffic delays this Saturday as the 25th Annual Christmas parade marches through uptown Ocean City along Coastal Highway.A lull in traffic will be seen Saturday morning as the parade makes its way along Coastal Highway, taking up all four lanes of southbound traffic. The parade,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Preliminary repair work continued on the Route 50 Bridge this week but it remains uncertain just when the span will be closed to all traffic for an estimated 35 days early next year.Major repairs are needed on the bridge into the south end of Ocean City including replacing four gears on the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Taxi drivers and companies could be facing stricter rules and enforcement in the near future, after discussion at a recent Police Commission meeting resulted in the unanimous agreement to add more teeth to the current regulations.After noticing an increase in complaints over taxis this past summer, Sergeant Scott Harner decided to delve… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City, through its attorney, last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in September by a federal watchdog agency against the town of Ocean City citing alleged discrimination against certain Ocean City Police Department officers based on age when it came to training and promotions. The U.S. Equal Employment… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The future of the Ocean City Marathon remains uncertain this week with no firm dates for the 2008 event on the calendar yet with just a few short months until the time of year when the race is normally held.Just three years into what has become a popular annual spectacle in the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Despite lingering problems, the Ocean City Task Force and visiting students had a successful summer this year, according to the 2007 Quality of Life Report. Brooks Trimper, member of the Task Force, presented the City Council with the Quality of Life Report at Tuesday’s work session. The task force, which was created… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man stopped by an OCPD officer last week after it was determined he was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Worcester County first assaulted the officer and then fled on foot before crashing through the door of a downtown motel room before finally being apprehended.Around 10:15 p.m. last Wednesday,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Entries are still being accepted for the 9th Annual Ocean City Parrothead Club’s Hots for Tots Chili Cookoff, which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the West Ocean City Greene Turtle from 1-4 p.m.There will be three competitions: Ocean City’s Best Restaurant, Ocean City’s Best Private Sector and CASI (a… Read more »